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Scioto and Ross counties experienced flooding from Hurricane Helene. More than 100,000 people were left without power, but most outages have been restored.

As the climate changes, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency predicts floods in Ohio will become more frequent. One river city is trying to get ahead.

Columbus plans to spend $2.5 million to install sump pumps in about 500 homes around the city. It's meant to reduce excess stormwater entering the City's sanitary sewer system.

Floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters can devastate a town in just a few hours. But the impact on residents can linger for years in the form of...

Heavy and prolonged rain this week caused flooding in many areas across Central Ohio. The Olentangy River reached a near-record high, Ohio State’s campus…

Fast-rising water Tuesday morning engulfed streets and homes off Cooper Road in Northeast Columbus. Columbus firefighters sent rescue teams for more than…

Dozens of homes in northeast Columbus had to be evacuated early Tuesday as flood waters swept into the neighborhood.Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve…

When 78-year-old Jim Casto looks at the towering floodwalls that line downtown Huntington, West Virginia, he sees a dark history of generations past. The…

Picturesque, and at times, worrisome.The Muskingum University dam holds back what locals call "College Lake" on the campus of the private liberal arts…

Gov. Mike DeWine has declared a state of emergency in 63 Ohio counties due to heavy rains that damaged roadways in June.The move allows the Department of…